2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming

The 2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate for the State of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a fourth term in office. Enzi held Democratic nominee Charlie Hardy to just 17.5 percent of the vote – the lowest percentage of the vote for any major party nominee in Wyoming U.S. Senate electoral history out of the 39 races conducted during the direct election era.[1]

2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
 
Nominee Mike Enzi Charlie Hardy Curt Gottshall
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 121,554 29,377 13,311
Percentage 72.2% 17.4% 7.9%
County Results
Enzi:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Mike Enzi
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Enzi
Republican

Elections in Wyoming

Republican primary

No incumbent Wyoming Republican senator running for re-election in the direct vote era has failed to win their party's nomination.[2]

Candidates

Declared
  • Thomas Bleming, former mercenary and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[3][4]
  • Arthur Bruce Clifton, oil company worker[5][6]
  • Mike Enzi, incumbent senator[7]
  • James "Coaltrain" Gregory[5]
  • Bryan E. Miller, retired air force officer and energy consultant[5]

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements
Mike Enzi
Liz Cheney

Polling

Results
Results by county:
  Enzi—80–90%
  Enzi—70–80%
Republican primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Enzi (incumbent) 77,965 78.51%
Republican Bryan E. Miller 9,330 9.39%
Republican James "Coaltrain" Gregory 3,740 3.77%
Republican Thomas Bleming 2,504 2.52%
Republican Arthur Bruce Clifton 1,403 1.41%
Republican Write-in 346 0.35%
Republican Over Votes 51 0.05%
Republican Under Votes 3,973 4.00%
Total votes 99,312 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • William Bryk, attorney from New York and perennial candidate[5]
  • Charlie Hardy, retired priest and candidate for Congress in 2012[23]
  • Al Hamburg, retired house painter, veteran and perennial candidate[5][24][25]
  • Rex Wilde, contracting company employee and candidate for governor in 2010[26]

Declined

Results
Results by county:
  Hardy—50–60%
  Hardy—40–50%
  Hardy—<40%
  Wilde—40–50%
Democratic primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Hardy 7,200 39.33%
Democratic Rex Wilde 3,012 16.46%
Democratic Al Hamburg 2,988 16.32%
Democratic William Bryk 1,670 9.12%
Democratic Write-in 216 1.18%
Democratic Over Votes 31 0.17%
Democratic Under Votes 3,189 17.42%
Total votes 18,306 100.00%

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared
  • Curt Gottshall (Independent), commercial airline pilot[29]
  • Joseph Porambo (Libertarian), cook at an assisted living home[30]

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[31] Solid R November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[33] Safe R November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[34] Safe R November 3, 2014

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mike
Enzi (R)		 Charlie
Hardy (D)		 Other Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 419 ± 5.1% 66% 23% 5% 7%
Rasmussen Reports August 20–21, 2014 700 ± 4% 63% 27% 4% 5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18 – September 2, 2014 350 ± 8% 66% 21% 4% 8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20 – October 1, 2014 264 ± 7% 75% 17% 2% 6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 258 ± 11% 67% 27% 0% 6%

Results
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2014[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mike Enzi (incumbent) 121,554 72.19% -3.44%
Democratic Charlie Hardy 29,377 17.45% -6.81%
Independent Curt Gottshall 13,311 7.90% N/A
Libertarian Joseph Porambo 3,677 2.18% N/A
n/a Write-ins 471 0.28% +0.17%
Total votes 168,390 100.0% N/A
Republican hold
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See also

References
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  2. Ostermeier, Eric (July 9, 2013). "Could Liz Cheney End Wyoming's GOP Incumbency Streak?". Smart Politics.
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  4. "Ex-Mercenary Running for Wyo. Senate Seat has 'Psychopath' in Crosshairs". US News & World Report. June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. "2014 Primary Candidate Roster" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. "Arizona man the only Democratic challenger to Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummi". Casper Star-Tribune. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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  22. "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  23. Roerink, Kyle (January 21, 2014). "Mike Enzi has new opponent: Democrat and former Catholic priest Charlie Hardy". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  24. Laura Hancock (June 1, 2014). "Felon, out-of-staters among candidates who filed to run for office". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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  30. Trevor Brown (April 9, 2014). "Casper cook seeks U.S. Senate seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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